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C8lyn

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Those fry look gorgeous. I'm guessing these plecs aren't on the cheap side either..
If I come across a stash of money in the near future I'll have to get some flown over :D
 

Joby

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Great to hear you have another lot :woohoo: my male has just hatched out his last lot :whistle: not stopped since May last year :p
 

Bigjohnnofish

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well im hoping these guys dont stop this time....

i poached 7 eggs today and one wriggler.... the male seems to hatch them up and then eat them... the egg casing showed about 17-18 eggs...
well i have 7 to try and hatchup.... shouldnt be too long till they hatch...
the wriggler died soon after - probably already damaged by the male...
i've taken a pic but will upload them hopefully with 7 new wrigglers
 

Joby

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well im hoping these guys dont stop this time....

i poached 7 eggs today and one wriggler.... the male seems to hatch them up and then eat them... the egg casing showed about 17-18 eggs...
well i have 7 to try and hatchup.... shouldnt be too long till they hatch...
the wriggler died soon after - probably already damaged by the male...
i've taken a pic but will upload them hopefully with 7 new wrigglers
Sorry to hear he snaffled some but good you manage to rescue a few :D
 

Bigjohnnofish

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ok they have hatched up today and i have 6 healthy wrigglers and one that looks like its struggling to free its tail from its egg sac... i'd say it'll be cactus in the morning.... but 6 is a good start..... took some photos today too...
got a new camera and still working out how to use it... too many buttons and features... what happened to the point and shoot camera that produces perfect pictures everytime!!!! lol ???
 

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wow 6 is better than nothing. hope all goes well. lol with the camera, now a days you need 7days to learn the book and various buttons. cant wait for the photos. cheers jk :thumbup:
 

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the 7th wriggler has made it!!! it freed its tail overnight and has now mingled in the group and is unrecognizable.... photos up tomorrow night when i get a bit of time....
 

Bigjohnnofish

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heres a pic of a juvi i snapped with my other camera.... it would be a bit over 12 mths old... 4.5-5cm....




and heres my surprise fry... somehow i jagged this pic with my new camera!!!

 
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Bigjohnnofish

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ok heres the 7 eggs :woohoo: and a dying wriggler :cry:




followed by a couple pics following day... i jagged a good shot again!!!... wriggler at top is the one with his tail stuck....